Movies The movie 'Election' 25 years on As part of our series on movies that came out in 1999, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Vox culture writer Constance Grady about the impact of the film "Election." Scott Detrow
Arts & Life In 'My Old Ass,' a teen is visited by her 39-year-old self during a mushroom trip A teen meets her wisecracking, advice-dispensing 39-year-old self on a mushroom trip in Megan Park's coming-of-age rom-com My Old Ass. Bob Mondello
Arts & Life 'South Park' creators renovate a beloved restaurant, and find nostalgia is pricey A new film follows Trey Parker and Matt Stone as they renovate a dilapidated, inauthentic, 1970s Mexican restaurant. The labor of love becomes a money-pit as they chase the landmark's former glory. John Powers
Arts & Life Demi Moore reflects on aging, acceptance and finding happiness within In The Substance, Moore plays an aging actress who uses a black-market drug to create a younger version of herself. She says the film examines the pressures middle-aged women face to remain youthful. Tonya Mosley
Movies Highlights from the Toronto Film Festival The Toronto Film Festival often predicts box office hits and award winners. NPR's Scott Simon talks with critic Siddhant Adlakha about some of this year's highlights. Scott Simon
Arts & Life Movie critics dish it out, but can they take it? Ian McKellen stars in 'The Critic' Sometimes, the movies strike back at critics. In the new film The Critic, Ian McKellen stars as a scurrilous theater scribe, the latest in a long history of buffoons and bitter curmudgeons. Bob Mondello
Arts & Life Remembering James Earl Jones, legend of the stage and screen Jones, who died Sept. 9, voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King. He started out in theater in the 1950s, and later won a Tony and an honorary Oscar. Originally broadcast in 1993. Terry Gross
Arts & Life A dying father brings 'His Three Daughters' together, in a sharply written film Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen and Carrie Coon play estranged sisters saying farewell to their terminally ill dad. It's a familiar plot, but writer-director Azazel Jacobs manages to sidesteps cliché. Justin Chang
Arts & Life Ian McKellen relishes Machiavellian role in new film 'The Critic' NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Ian McKellen about his starring role as a powerful London theater critic who savages "bad performance" in Anand Tucker's new film The Critic. Olivia Hampton
Movies Fall is right around the corner -- a great time to think about movies to watch A rundown of the fall movies that we should be looking forward to the most, and the standouts from the Toronto International Film Festival. Aisha Harris Leila Fadel